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The Science

Antoni, MH et al. “Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Reverses Anxiety-Related Leukocyte Transcriptional Dynamics.” Biological Psychiatry 71.4 (2012): 366-372. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322311009656>.

Irwin, MR, and SW Cole. “Reciprocal Regulation of the Neural and Innate Immune Systems.” Nature Reviews Immunology 11.1 (2011) : 625-632. <http://www.nature.com/nri/journal/v11/n9/abs/nri3042.html>.  

Qu, S et al. “Rapid Gene Expression Changes in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes upon Practice of a Comprehensive Yoga Program.” PloS One 8.4 (2013) : n. pag. . <http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061910>.

The Immune System’s Feedback Loops

CommunityKok, BE et al. “How Positive Emotions Build Physical Health Perceived Positive Social Connections Account for the Upward Spiral between Positive Emotions and Vagal Tone.” Psychological Science 24.7 (2013): 1123-1132. <http://pss.sagepub.com/content/24/7/1123.short>.

The ScienceBlack, DS, and GM Slavich. “Mindfulness Meditation and the Immune System: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 20.1(2016): 1-12. <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.12998/full>.

Tang, YY, BK Hölzel, and MI Posner. “The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation.” Nature Reviews Neuroscience 16.1 (2015): 213-225. <http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v16/n4/abs/nrn3916.html>.

Hill, PL, M Allemand, and BW Roberts. “Examining the Pathways between Gratitude and Self-Rated Physical Health across Adulthood.” Personality and Individual Differences 54.1 (2013): 92-96. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886912004011>.

Neff, KD, and CK Germer. “A Pilot Study and Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mindful Self‐compassion Program.” Journal of Clinical Psychology(2013): 1-17. <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jclp.21923/full>.

Mind-Body Feedback Loops